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Chapter 8 - Ch.7: Shock To The System Pt.1

Jack Zazz and the others began speeding down an open street in the school bus seen in the warehouse. "Be ready on my call." Zazz instructs the others. Killa, who is driving the school bus, increases her speed, getting on the highway moving past unsuspecting cars. LET'SS LIGHT IT UP!"! Jack cackles, pulling out a heavy machine gun, pointing it out the window, firing it at incoming traffic. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA," Jack laughs like a maniac crashing into Zimtech's parking lot. Dozens screamed and tried to move out of the way. "Let's do it," Jack yelled, jumping out of the bu and laying waste to scientists outside Zimtech's perimeter. "DO IT BABY HAHAHAHAHA." Killa screamed, firing into the building, causing the glass doors to shatter. Jack scans a keycard at the front. "Welcome back, Jared Zimmer." an android voice says to Jack. "Lets find them." Jack instructs the, and they each go down separate hallways, killing any guard that stood in their way, Toxica using her poison gas, Aranya trapping victims in sticky web, and Killa shooting others in the head. Finally, they came to containment units at the lower levels of Zimtech. Toxica walked up to a nearby unit, unlocking the door with a code. The door slid open slowly and out came a being made of pure electricity. "Ian Van Pratt at your service love," the man stepped forward, speaking in a hard, cool British accent. "Foreign love it," Toxica said, her hands on her hips. "Folks call me Livewire," He says, his whole body bursting with blue energy. "Wait, didn't you have a band not too long ago?" Toxica asked, intrigued. "Yes, Mam would've made it big too had it not been for ZimTech." Ian says. "Choked me out the bastards did at a gig no less, strapped me to a goddamn sonic amplifier, thunder struck and ole Ian went Bing bang boom, rest is history". He said the blue voltage came off his fingers touching Toxica's ear. "Seems like power suits you, even more of a showoff than you already were." She said, rolling her eyes. "Oh love, you get me, my Ax, and I'll give you a show that'll make you douse your dirty bellows." He smiled, looking into her eyes. "What a charmer," Toxica replies sarcastically, walking away from the containment unit. "Oi love come, come on now, Ian hasn't seen a woman for a long time, let alone be able to touch one." he says, running after her and reaching his electrified hand toward her behind. Toxica smacks him down, "I don't have time for perverts. We have a job to do," she says, aggravated. Ian gets up, rubbing his head. "You sure know how to make a guy work for it, fine, ill bite, let's find me my Ax first." He says, thinking for a minute, then snapping his fingers. "Got it. Zimtech turned me into this, and some bloke named Lester built a controlled guitar to help channel my powers. ". Ian said, looking at nearby files on a desk. "Where is it?" Toxica questioned. "If I knew I wouldn't be looking for it, genius," Ian laughed. A guard ran into the room, pointing his gun at Ian and Toxica. "Stop right there, you freaks. Ian, get back in your cell." Ian laughed, coming closer to the guard. "I ain't taking orders no more chum" Ian said as he placed his finger on the guards head, frying him instantly. "Extra crispy" Toxica said as he grabbed her hand, making them run as the security parameters were activated. "Experiment 7/85B: Livewire has escaped captivity shoot to kill, I repeat shoot to kill." The intercom sounded as dozens of Zimtech guards surrounded them firing at them."You trust me, love? Ian asked Toxica both if them hiding behind nearby walls. "I don't trust shit," she responded. "Well, cover your ears and pretty face." Ian said flirtatiously, and Toxica did as she was told. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN BACK FROM THE DEAD IAN VAN PRATT OF SHOCKER-Z"! Ian yelled as his energy resonated, draining electricity from all nearby tech. Guards fired bullets at Ian, but we're instantly turned to ash before they collided with Ian's electrified skin. "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"! Ian screamed as he became pure lightning, frying every guard in the vicinity to a crisp. "Whoa," Toxica said impressed, Ian grabbed her, throwing her over his shoulders. "I'm assuming you're not the mastermind behind this operation." Ian said, running with her on his back, jumping off the walls, kicking more guards in their head, knocking them out as wall turrets fired at them both. "How do you know?" Toxica questioned. "Come now, love you alone, don't make me laugh." Ian chuckled. "Fuck you, you think a woman can't do this herself". Toxica raised her voice as Ian kept dodging wall turrets and gunfire. "Oh, you females and your empowerment, get off it will ya"? Ian yelled as a bullet ripped a hole in his jacket. "Damn it." Ian said, running as fast as he could. "PUT ME DOWN JACKASS!" Toxica screamed as more and more traps exploded from the walls to capture them, unsuccessfully. "CALM DOWN, BLOODY HELL!" Ian yelled. He threw a lightning bolt from his hand, destroying a wall running through it. Sirens continued to blare violently and loudly. "We have to find Zazz!" Toxica yelled at Ian. "We need to save our ass first love, your leader is the least of my problems He tells her as her and him disappear into the mist.

Jack Zazz and Killa run through the underground sirens, continuing to blare. "Toxica you dumb fuck". Jack groans, androids made to defend the compound rush out at Jack and Killa firing with both of them performing acrobatic feats to dodge the bullets, Killa throws a giant mallet at one of the androids destroying it as others pursued them down a corridor. "Awesome baby, light em up". Jack cackles throwing bombs at the androids. Watching each one explode. "We need to find that AI is the only way this city is ours." Jack says, slamming his head into an android, destroying it. "Lester, you made these things cheap." Jack laughs. "What level is it on?" Killa asked almost out of breath. "The lower levels and it's not an it it's a he." Jack responded as they disappeared down a corridor.

Aranya ran on the walls spinning her webs, trapping guards beneath them with the guards screaming for their lives. To her disgust, she ate a guard, leaving a trail of blood and organs in her wake. "Digusting," she groaned, spitting a chunk of the guard onto the sterile floor. "Where are ya, ya big lug?" Aranya asked herself, moving forward toward hundreds of containment units. Finally, after a few minutes she came to a large containment unit titled: Project Titan. Inside the containment unit was pitch black. She stopped typing in a code to open the containment unit. "What are you doing?" A deep voice boomed from inside the unit. "Setting you free, your abilities are useful for my leader," Aranya says. The ground begins to shake as the figure comes into the light. Owen Zane, the Collosal Titan intimidating by his muscle structure and height, Owen stood at least seven and a half feet tall, and his muscles protruded out from his body like a brick house, his arm was bigger then Aranya's head. "Jesus, you're big." Aranya said, staring at him. "And you're a small little bug." Owen said calmly. "We don't have time to talk. Do you want to be free or not?" Aranya asked as the door opened, Owen Zane shrugged. "What's in it for me?" He asked, Aranya groaned. "We need you," she responded. Owen rubbed the back of his head. "I don't really see how that's my problem," He said, shrugging his huge shoulders. "Zazz will explain everything. Trust me, you'll want to come with me." Aranya says as guards surround them. "Back in your pen Zane, now or we will fire". One of them said, and Owen just laughed. He reached his hand over to the containment unit, and in an instant, his arm became the material of the containment unit, pure steel. "You wanna mess with me?" 'IM A TITAN BITCH"! He yelled slamming his fist into the floor destroying it causing the guards to fall into the abyss below. Other guards fired at Owen, and his skin became metallic, the bullets bouncing off his skin, killing more guards. Owen looks at Aranya. "Come little bug, I will meet your leader and follow his demands if it means my freedom". He says and the two disappear into another room.

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